By Brandon Hall, Ed Hall, and Staff
PBR NC 

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With the 2017 spring season right around the corner, PBR North Carolina is anticipating a great spring.  This is the first year of coverage for PBR during the high school season.  In the coming weeks and months, PBR will report on games, players, conference races and the state tournament.  It is the aim of PBR North Carolina to become your #1 source for high school baseball.

PBR worked to reach out to every team in the state.  A full team preview will be released on every team that filled out the preseason questionnaire sent by PBR.  If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2017 Team Preview – CLICK HERE

Interested in attending a PBR North Carolina event? Check out our schedule by CLICKING HERE.  Check back frequently as events will be added throughout the year.

TEAM PREVIEW

Croatan

Coach                                      Austin Long

Classification                          2A

Conference Name                   East Central

 

2016 Stats      

Record                                     16-7

Conference Finish                   First

State Playoffs                          2^nd round       

 

2017 Outlook 

# of Returning Starters           4

# of Returning Pitchers           2

 

What to Watch For:

A young team that lost a lot from a state playoff run.  The Cougars will look to build depth on the shoulders of solid fundamental play. 

 

Players to Watch

Trey Guggino, C, 2017

John Keel, RHP, 2018

Ian Ramirez, OF/LHP, 2018

Chandler Merrell, OF, 2019

Ryan Messer, 3B/C, 2019

Zack Smith, SS, 2019

Aaron Keel, SS, 2020

Josh DeMercurio, OF, 2020